Tent window



F. M. POWERS Jan. 19, 1954 TENT wINDow l Filed sept, 24, 1952 PatentedJan. 19, 1954 VTENT WINDoW Frank M. Powers, River Forest, 111.7,assigner to Powers & Company, a copartnership v Application September24, 1952, Serial No. 311,183

This invention relates to improvements in tent windows, and inparticular it relatesto a tent window which is provided with a pocket toreceive a removable sheet oftransparent plastic.

In tent window constructions of which applicant is aware it has been theu'sual) practice to have an opening covered by one or more layers ofnetting to admit light and vair while excluding bugs, and a fabriccurtain which could belowered over the netting incase of rain. Insofaras applicant vis awarethere has been no tent Window structure availablein which a transparent insert is employed to make the windowweatherproof when desired without cutting off light from the interior ofthe tent.

In my improved tent window construction a tent wall is provided with anopening which is screened with a plastic screening, or the like, and acover member is fastened to the outside of the tent wall and has anopening in register with the opening in the tent wall. A slot in thetent wall above the opening permits a piece of transparent plastic sheetmaterial to be inserted in the pocket formed in the tent wall and thecover member, the pocket being partially open across the bottom so thatany rain which comes through the opening in the cover member may rundown the transparent plastic sheet and out the bottom of the pocket. Aseparate fabric flap on the inside of the tent wall normally covers theslot and may; be rolled down when it is desired to keep light fromentering the tent or when privacy is desired.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a tent window constructed in accordance withthe present invention, viewing the window from the outside with partsbroken away;

Fig. 2 is a plan view from insidethe tent wall;

Fig. 3 is a section taken as indicated along th line 3-3 of Fig. 1; andI Fig. 4 is a section taken as indicated along th line 4 4 0f Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in greater detail, a tent wall 5 is providedwith an opening 6 which is protected by netting 'I, for example plasticscreening, which is marginally secured to the periphery of the opening 6by a line of stitching 8.

A cover member 9 of fabric is secured to the t outside of the tent wallby a line of stitching I0 l `tccted by a fabric screen I2 whichissecured to 6 Claims. (Cl. 135-14) the inside face of the covermember 9by a line of stitching I3. It will be noted that the cover member hasits top margin M a substantial distance above the opening 6 in the tentwall, and

has its side margins I5 and IE a substantial distance from the sidemargin of the opening E. At the corners of its lower end the covermember 9 has a pairoi diagonal, downwardly and inwardly Vdirected edgesI'I and I8 which are stitched to the tent wall by lines of stitching i9and 20, respectively, and these downwardly and inwardly inclined edgesare Vjoined by a straight transversely extending central edge 2I whichis detached from the tent wall to provide a drainage opening 2Ia.

Thus, the tent wall 5 and the cover member 9 cooperate to form a pocket22 which has an opening extending ymost of the way across its lowermargin. A transversely extending slot 23 is formed in the tent wall 5above the opening 6, and has its margin bound in the conventionalfashion.` As bestseen in Fig. l the slot extends a substantial distancebeyond the opening 6 on both sides, and permits a transparent plasticsheet 24 to be inserted in the pocket 22. The sheet 24 is large enoughto cover the opening t and is supported at its lower end by the lines ofstitching I9 and 2U on the inclined edges Il and I8 of the cover member9. The sheet 24 is carried loosely in the pocket 22, and may be removedfrom the pocket through the slot 23 when it is desired to admit freshair through the registering openings 6 and Il. The sheet of plastic ispreferably provided with a grommet 25 so that it may be hung from a tapeon the tent wall when it is removed from the pocket, or from a hook onthe tent pole.

When the sheet of plastic 24 is in the pocket, rain which is driventhrough the outside netting I2 may run down the outer face of theplastic sheet 2li and out through the drainage opening 2 Ia. in thebottom of the pocket.

A fabric flap 26 is secured along its upper margin by a line ofstitching 2'! to the inside cf the tent wall and is provided with acenter tape 28 on its lower margin which may be secured to a tape 29 onthe inside of the tent wall to fasten the cover flap 26 in a positionclosing the window opening 6 so as to exclude light from the interior ofthe tent when desired. As seen in Fig. 3, the

yflap 2B may be unfastened from the tape 29 and rolled up so that itoccupies a position overlying the slot 23 and entirely above the windowopening 6. Two sets of side tapes 30 are secured adjacent the top marginof the flap 26, and may be used to secure the flap in its rolled upposition.

It will be seen that the herein described construction provides a simplearrangement by which a transparent window member may be loosely carriedin a pocket on a tent wall so as to admit light to the tent whileexcluding rain and Wind, or may be removed from the pocket forventilation, and when desired the iiap 26 may be lowered to excludelight from the interior of the tent.

While it `is possible `to eliminate the `netting from the window opening6 and from the registered opening Il in the cover member 9, it

preferred to have netting in both the openings so as to substantiallyeliminate the possibility that any bugs can enter the tent,- through thewindow opening. In the event that. a'bug finds its way up through thedrainage opening 21a, bef tween the pieces of screening T and l2, and'into the slot 23, the slot is covered at all times b y the flap 26 whichthus assists in making the window assembly bug proof.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness ofunderstanding only and no unnecesfV4 sary limitations are to beunderstood therefrom, as some modifications will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In combination with a tent wall having an opening covered with asheet of netting and a, transverse slot above said opening which extendsbeyond the lateral margins. thereof, a cover member which has an openingin register with that in the tent Wall secured to the outside of thetent wall to provide a pocket which overlies said opening and extendsbeyond the opening on all sides, said pocket beingaccessible throughsaid slot and having part of its lower margin, de,- tached from the tentwall, and a loose sheet` f flexible, transparent material held in saidpocket;

and adapted to be removed through the slot.

2. The combination of claim 1 in which the at tached portions of thelower margin of the Cover member extend diagonally downwardly toward thedetached part thereof.

3. The combination of claim 2 in which the central portion of the covermember only is detached, and the corner portions are attached.

4. The combination of claim 1 in which a ap has one end secured to theinside of the tent wall above the slot and is adapted to be rolled up orlet down to cover the opening, and the flap covers the slot in eitherposition.

r5. In combination with a. tent wall having an opening covered with asheet of netting and a transverse slot above said opening which extendsbeyond the lateral margins thereof, a cover member -which has an openingcovered with a sheet k.of `netting in register with the opening in thetent wall. Vsaid cover member being secured to the outside of the tentwall to provide a pocket which @verlies said opening and extends beyondthe opening on all sides, and said pocket being accessible from the slotand having the corner portions only of its lower margin secured tothetent. and, extending diagonally downwardly toward a, central, detached.portion of said lower margin, and a loose. sheet 0i ilexible,transparent material supported 'in saicipocket on saidk secured cornerportions of Said lower margin and adapted to be removed through vsaidslot.

6,. The combination. of claim 5 in which a iiap has one end secured to4the 'inside of the tent wall above the slot and is adaptedA to be rolledup, or iet down to c oyer the opening., and the ap covers the. Slot ineither position.

'FRANK M. POWERS.

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